Overview

This study presents, for the first time, a synoptic picture of the future directions in which public policy in EU countries is likely to move based on using contemporary theories of policy-making to deduce the implications for public policy of major long-term technological, economic, environmental and social trends.

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Author:   H. Compston
Publisher:   Palgrave USA
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   2006 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.595kg
ISBN:  

9781403987709

ISBN 10:   140398770
Pages:   358
Publication Date:   28 July 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

List of Tables List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Introduction: Policy Networks and Advocacy Coalitions in Action PART I: THE MARCH OF NEW TECHNOLOGY Information and Communications Technology Biotechnology Healthcare Technology Military Technology PART II: GROWING AFFLUENCE AND STRUCTURAL CHANGE Growth and Diversification of Production and Consumption Greater Energy Use Increasing Mobility The Shift To Services The Growth of Women's Employment The Expansion of Trade The Internationalization of Production The Internationalization of Finance The Expansion of Mass Media PART III: CLIMATE CHANGE Climate Change PART IV: AGEING, EDUCATION AND SOCIAL LIBERALIZATION Population Ageing Rising Levels of Education Smaller Households Secularization Sexual Liberalization PART V: THE BIG PICTURE The Shape of Things to Come References Index

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'This innovative and ambitious book seeks to identify the already evident trends which are affecting the lives of large numbers of people in West European societies and which are likely to persist for the next two decades.' - Richard Rose, Political Studies Review

Author Information

HUGH COMPSTON is Senior Lecturer in Public Policy at Cardiff University, UK. His recent publications include Handbook of Public Policy in Europe: Britain, France and Germany (edited, 2004), 'Beyond Corporatism: A Configurational Theory of Policy Concertation' (European Journal of Political Research 42, 2003) and Social Partnership in the 1990s: The West European Experience in Historical Perspective (edited with Stefan Berger, 2002).

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